Psychotic Disorders no. 4075

Psychotic Disorders no. 4075

QUESTION: The nurse is teaching a psychiatric client about her prescribed drugs, chlorpromazine and benztropine. Why is benztropine administered?

✘O a.) To reduce psychotic symptoms
✓O b.) To reduce extrapyramidal symptoms
✘O c.) To control nausea and vomiting
✘O d.) To relieve anxiety

RATIONALE

RATIONALE: Benztropine is an anticholinergic medication administered to reduce the extrapyramidal adverse effects of chlorpromazine and other antipsychotic medications. Benztropine doesn't reduce psychotic symptoms, relieve anxiety, or control nausea and vomiting.
NURSING PROCESS STEP: Implementation
CLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Physiological integrity
CLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: Pharmacological and parenteral therapies
COGNITIVE LEVEL: Comprehension